GOP establishment worries about Cruz-Trump showdown

Call it the Republican establishment's nightmare scenario.The GOP establishment, confronted by a recalcitrant electorate that refuses to leave Donald Trump, is being forced to take a fresh look at Ted Cruz, a man with grassroots strength in key early primary states and few friends in Washington.

More than 730,000 evacuated as Typhoon Melor batters Philippines

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in the central Philippines, where a fierce storm is lashing coastal areas with heavy wind and rain.

San Bernardino shooter's social media posts on jihad were obscured

Tashfeen Malik advocated jihad in messages on social media, but her comments were made under a pseudonym and with strict privacy settings that did not allow people outside a small group of friends to see them, U.S. law enforcement officials told CNN on Monday.

Obama: Climate agreement 'best chance we have' to save the planet

President Barack Obama praised a landmark climate change agreement approved Saturday in Paris, saying it could be "a turning point for the world."

How Istanbul's abandoned street dogs end up in America

In an unassuming home in a tidy neighborhood of Istanbul, you can hear the occupants long before you see them.

Gunman shot, killed at Walmart in Pennsylvania

A man wielding two handguns was shot and killed at a Walmart in Pennsylvania, authorities said.

Iowa poll: Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump

Another poll shows Ted Cruz leading Donald Trump in Iowa.

National Front trails in French regional elections

France's far-right National Front Party was pushing to win control of a region for the first time as voters headed to the polls Sunday.

Obama: Climate change deal the 'best chance' to save planet

President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed the acceptance of a final draft of an ambitious, global climate change agreement in Paris, calling it the "best chance" to save the planet.

Cruz opens up 10-point lead on Trump in Iowa

Ted Cruz has soared ahead of Donald Trump in a new Iowa poll, opening up a 10-point lead in the critical first-in-the-nation voting state.